San Diego County proclaims March 28 Diabetes Alert Day

By Thomas Fudge / Science and Technology Reporter, KPBS Public Broadcasting

Published March 27, 2006 at 9:00 PM PST

This story was published more than 18 years ago.

The County of San Diego has proclaimed March 28 as Diabetes Alert Day encouraging everyone to find out if they are at risk for the disease. Tom Fudge explores what it is like to live with diabetes tod

The County of San Diego has proclaimed March 28 as Diabetes Alert Day encouraging everyone to find out if they are at risk for the disease. Tom Fudge explores what it is like to live with diabetes today.

Take the online test to find out if you are at risk of getting diabetes at www.diabetes.org/risk-test .

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Guests:

Katie Croskrey is the executive director of the American Diabetes Association , San Diego Chapter.
Jeff Marston is the owner of Marston and Marston Public Relations and Marketing. He has been a Type 1 diabetic for over thirty years.
Alma Ayala is a diabetes educator with Project Dulce of the Whittier Institute for Diabetes. She has been a Type 2 diabetic for 19 years.